List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2020–present)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. For more exhaustive lists, see the Aircraft Crash Record Office, the Air Safety Network or the Dutch Scramble Website Brush and Dustpan Database. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances.
2020
January
- 2 January
- A Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-12A crashes shortly after take-off from Geneina Airport, Khartoum. All eighteen people on board are killed.[1]
- 2 January
- Republic of China Air Force Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk 933 strikes a mountainside in Wulai District of northern Taiwan during a VIP transport mission, killing five of 13 on board, including Shen Yi-ming, Chief of General Staff. The helicopter was on a routine mission to visit personnel at Dong'aoling Radar Station.[2]
- 3 January
- Sri Lanka Air Force Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II SCL-857 crashes near Haputale, Sri Lanka. All four people on board are killed.[3]
- 8 January
- A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Afghan National Army crashes on take-off in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[4]
- 8 January
- An Afghan National Army Mil Mi-35 crashes in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Two of the four people on board are killed.[5]
- 9 January
- Lockheed C-130BZ Hercules 403 of the South African Air Force crashes on landing at Goma Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo and is severely damaged. All 67 people on board survive.[6]
- 9 January
- Eight General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons of the Israeli Air Force are damaged by flooding at Hatzor Airbase, Israel. Three aircraft are severely damaged, five are slightly damaged.[7]
- 14 January
- A General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft crashes near Rafah, Egypt, killing the pilot.[8]
- 19 January
- A Mexican Air Force MD Helicopters MD 530F crashes on landing at El Zorillo Airport, Mexico. All five people on board survive.[9]
- 21 January
- Air Force of El Salvador ENAER T-35 Pillán FAS-74 crashes on approach to Ilopango International Airport. Both crew are killed.[10]
- 22 January
- Ghana Armed Forces CASA C-295M GHF552 overruns the runway on landing at Accra Air Force Base, Ghana.[11]
- 25 January
- A Sikorsky MH-60 Seahawk operating from USS Blue Ridge ditches in the Pacific Ocean 97 nautical miles (180 km) east of Okinawa, Japan. All five people on board are rescued.
- 27 January
- USAF Bombardier Global Express E-11A 11-9358, of the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, crashes in Dih Yak District, Afghanistan. Both people on board are killed.[13][14]
- 27 January
- A Croatian Air Force Bell OH-58 Kiowa crashes near Šibenik, Croatia. Both crew are killed.[15]
- 28 January
- An Algerian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 crashes at Mechta Chimot, 8.6 nautical miles (16 km) from Aïn Zitoun, Algeria. Both crew are killed.[16]
- 28 January
- Uganda People's Defense Force Bell 206B Jet Ranger III AF302 crashes near Bulo, Gomba District, Uganda. Both crew are killed.[17]
February
- 3 February
- Indian Army HAL Cheetah Z1930 crashes in Jammu and Kashmir. Both pilots survive.[18][19]
- 3 February
- Indonesian Navy SOCATA TB-10 Tobago T-2405 ditches in a lake at Sidoarjo, East Java following an engine failure. Both occupants survive.[20]
- 7 February
- A Japan Ground Self Defense Force Bell UH-1 Iroquois crashes at Asahikawa Air Base and is severely damaged.[21]
- 7 February
- A Pakistani Air Force Dassault Mirage crashes shortly after taking off from Shorkot Air Base. The pilot ejects safely.[22]
- 17 February
- An Afghan Army MD Helicopters MD530F is damaged in an emergency landing in the Khash Rod District. The pilot is injured.[23]
- 19 February
- A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25UB catches fire and burns out at Lipetsk-2 Air Base. Both crew survive.[24]
- 21 February
- An Indian Navy Mikoyan MiG-29K crashes into the Arabian Sea off Goa. The pilot ejects safely.[25]
- 21 February
- A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft King Air B350i crashes while returning to the Abuja Airport after reporting engine failure enroute Minna. All 7 personnel on board died in the crash.
- 24 February
- National Cadet Corps Pipistrel Virus W-3936 crashes at Patiala Airport, India. One of the two people on board are killed.[26]
- 27 February
- Spanish Air Force CASA C-101 E.25-65 crashes into the sea in front of "La Manga", Region of Murcia, killing the pilot and leader of aerobatic demonstration team Patrulla Águila.[27]
- 27 February
- Colombian Air Force Bell UH-1 Iroquois FAC4420 crashes at Bojacá Cundinamarca whilst en route from Melgar to Madrid, Colombia. Three of the five people on board are killed.[28]
- 27 February
- Belize Defence Force Bell UH-1 Iroquois BDF-12 crashes near Gales Point. All four people on board are killed.[29]
March
- 2 March
- A United States Army General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone crashes near Agadez, Niger due to a mechanical failure.[30]
- 6 March
- A Myanmar Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Kutkai Township. Several of the fifteen people on board are injured.[31]
- 11 March
- Pakistani Air Force General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon 92730 crashes at Islamabad, killing the pilot.[32]
- 18 March
- Armée de l'Air Ivorienne Mil Mi-24D TU-VHR crashes at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. Two people are injured.[33]
- 21 March
- Fuerza Aérea Boliviana Zlín Z 242 FAB-518 crashes at Chimore Airport whilst performing aerobatics. Both people on board are killed.[34]
- 21 March
- A Mexican Navy Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes at Tepecuitlapa, Veracruz. One of the 21 people on board is killed, all 20 survivors are injured.[35]
- 25 March
- Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 RF-94953 "09 Blue" crashes into the Black Sea off Belbek, killing the pilot.[36]
- 25 March
- A Russian Air Force Aero L-39 Albatros crashes in Krasnodar Krai, killing the pilot.[37]
- 30 March
- People's Liberation Army Harbin Z-9ZH 6202 crashes in Hong Kong. All four people on board are killed.[38]
April
- 7 April
- Malian Air Force Embraer A-29 Super Tucano TZ-04C crashes near Sévaré. Both people on board are killed.[39]
- 13 April
- Pakistan Army PAC MFI-17 Mushshak 83-5120 crashes in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. At least two people are killed.[40]
- 29 April
- Royal Canadian Air Force Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone 148822, of 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, call sign "Stalker 22", crashes in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Greece while returning to HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337) following a routine maritime surveillance mission, killing all six people onboard.[41]
May
- 8 May
- Indian Air Force MiG-29 UPG of Squadron 223 crashes near Hoshiarpur, pilot ejected safely[42]
- 15 May
- United States Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 43rd Fighter Squadron, part of the 325th Fighter Wing departs Eglin Air Force Base in Florida and crashes at the base grounds, in the test and training range. Pilot ejected and was uninjured.[43]
- 17 May
- Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Tutor 114161, of 431st Squadron, 15th Wing, Snowbirds display team crashes at Kamloops, British Columbia. One of the two crew members is killed.[44]
- 19 May
- United States Air Force F-35A from the 58th Fighter Squadron crashes while landing at Eglin AFB. The pilot ejected and was in stable condition.[45]
June
- 15 June
- A USAF F-15C from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, part of the 48th Fighter Wing crashes into the North Sea and the pilot was killed.[46]
July
- 29 July
- A Royal Air Force Boeing Chinook helicopter hits power lines while flying low near Llangynin, Wales, and makes an emergency landing in a field. No one is injured.[47]
September
- 25 September
- Ukrainian Air Force Antonov An-26 76 yellow, of the 203rd Training Aviation Brigade, carrying cadets of the Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University, crashes and catches fire in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast while on approach to Chuhuiv Air Base.[48] Of the 27 on board, only one survives.
- 19 September
- A USMC F-35B fighter jet crashes in Imperial County, California, after it collides with a Marine Corps KC-130 during air-to-air refuelling. The F-35B pilot was injured in the ejection, but the KC-130 crash-landed gear up in a field.[49]
October
- 20 October
- A United States Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet crashes near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California. The aircraft flew its mission from Naval Air Station Lemoore and its sole pilot could eject without sustaining injuries.[50]
- 23 October
- A United States Navy T-6B Texan II crashes near Magnolia Springs, AL killing the aircrew. No civilian injuries were reported, although the crash destroyed several cars and part of a residence. The plane flew from Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, about 50 miles to the northeast.[51]
- 29 October
- A Taiwanese Air Force F-5E jet crashes off the island's eastern coast during routine training, killing the pilot, the second fatal air crash in three months.[52]
November
- 12 November
- Eight Multinational Force and Observers (peacekeeping guarding Egypt-Israel border) members (six U.S., one Czech, and one French) die in a helicopter crash near Sharm El Sheikh.[53]
- 24 November
- An Israeli Air Force Grob G 120 crashes near Mishmar HaNegev killing both the pilot and passenger.[54] As of December 31, 2020, the cause of the accident could only be determined as "lack of control" without specifying if the "lack of control" was due to human errors or mechanical problems.[55]
- 26 November
- An Indian Navy MiG-29K crashes in the Arabian Sea. One of the pilots is recovered while the other remains missing. This flight was part of the MALABAR2020 Naval Exercise with the USN. The aircraft in question was flown off the deck of INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier.[56]
December
- 9 December
- A Wisconsin Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon crashes in Michigan's Upper Peninsula during night training. The plane went down in the Hiawatha National Forest and the pilot was killed. The cause of the crash is still unknown.[57]
2021
January
- 20 January
- A New York Army National Guard UH-60 crashes in a farmer's field south of Rochester, New York during a routine training exercise. All three crewmembers aboard the aircraft were killed.[58]
February
- 3 February
- An Idaho Army National Guard UH-60 crashes 10 miles east of Boise, Idaho in bad weather during a routine training mission. All three crewmembers aboard the aircraft are killed.[59]
- 21 February
- Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft King Air B350i NAF201 crashes while returning to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja after reporting engine failure en route to Minna. All passengers aboard the flight lost their lives.[60]
March
- 4 March
- A Eurocopter AS532 helicopter crashes in southeast Turkey, killing eleven soldiers, including Lieutenant General Osman Erbaş, the commander of the 8th Corps, later died of wounds, and injuring three.[61]
- 13 March
- Kazakhstan Border Guards Antonov An-26 02 white crashes on landing at Almaty Airport; four occupants die and the two survivors reportedly suffer serious injuries. The cause of the accident is under investigation.[62][63]
- 25 March
- A Royal Air Force BAE Systems Hawk T1 crashes near St. Martin, 5 miles south east of Helston, Cornwall after a suspected engine power loss. Both pilots eject safely, and are airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth for checks and treatments. Early reports state that the crew may have sustained minor ("but not life threatening") injuries. The cause of the incident is under investigation.[64][65]
May
- 11 May
- An Iranian Air Force ultralight training plane crash causing the death of both pilots in Arak airport.[66]
- 17 May
- Two United States Navy McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk collided mid-air in Ricardo, Texas. One T-45 managed to land safely at Naval Air Station Kingsville while the crew of the other T-45 had to eject.[67]
- 21 May
- An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison fighter jet crashes in a village in Moga district, pilot Sq Leader Abhinav Choudhary ejected but died due to his injuries.[68]
- 21 May
- Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft King Air 350i NAF203 crashes near Kaduna International Airport. All eleven military personnel on board – including Army chief Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and four crew died in the crash.[69]
- 26 May
- Swiss Air Force Northrop F-5 Tiger trainer jet crashes near the ski resort of Melchsee-Frutt. The pilot managed to safely eject.[70]
June
- 1 June
- An Iranian Air Force Northrop F-5 malfunctions before takeoff causing the death of both pilots onboard.[71]
- 9 June
- Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29UB crashes into the Black Sea during military exercises. Pilot was declared dead the next day. Weeks later the Bulgarian Navy successfully recovered some of the wreckage, including the black box.[72]
- 10 June
- Myanmar Air Force Beechcraft 1900D 4610 crashes near Pyin Oo Lwin en route to Anisakan Airport from Naypyidaw, killing 12 of 16 on board.
- 24 June
- A Kenya Air Force Mil Mi-17 crashes in Kajiado County and caught fire, all 10 occupants were killed.[73][74]
July
- 1 July
- Belgian Air Component (Belgian Air Force) F-16A lost control during takeoff from Leeuwarden Air Base and crashed into some empty office buildings of the same base. Pilot could eject on-time and only suffered light injuries.[75]
- 4 July
- Philippine Air Force C-130H Hercules 5125 crashes at Patikul, Sulu, Philippines while attempting to land at Jolo Airport; 53 people were killed, including 3 civilians on the ground and 50 others were injured, including 4 civilians on the ground.[76][77]
- 16 July
- US Navy MH-60S Knighthawk Longhorn 02 crashed during a search and rescue operation in the White Mountains, California. All of the four crew members were unhurt.[78]
August
- 6 August
- Pakistan Air Force(PAF) trainer aircraft crashed near Attock during routine training mission. Both the pilots ejected successfully and were safe.[80]
September
- 19 September
- A US Navy (USN) T-45C Goshawk trainer aircraft crashes into a residential neighborhood in Lake Worth, Texas. Both pilots ejected and no injuries were reported on the ground. The training flight originated from Corpus Christi International Airport.[82]
- 21 September
- An Indian Army HAL Cheetah (Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama) crashed or crash landed on a hilly in foggy weather conditions in Shiv Ghar Dhar area, Udhampur district. Both pilots died in the crash and the helicopter was destroyed.[83]
October
- 13 October
- A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk operating from HMAS Brisbane made an emergency landing in the Philippine Sea. Its crew of three were rescued.[84]
- 21 October
- An Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 crashed in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh after a technical malfunction. The pilot ejected safely but was injured.[85]
November
- 17 November
- A Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning II crashed during routine operations in the Mediterranean. The pilot was safely recovered to HMS Queen Elizabeth. An investigation was started.[86]
- 30 November
December
- 3 December
- Royal Thai Air Force F-5F Tiger II 21105, of Wing 21, crashes in Lopburi during training due to a bird strike. The pilot ejected safely but was injured.[88][89]
- 8 December
- Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 ZP5164 crashes in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu at 12:20 PM IST. The Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 13 others, including his wife were killed.[90]
- 20 December
- A Madagascar Air Force Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil crashed in the sea off Fenerive-Est, while conducting search and rescue flights in connection with the accident of a cargo vessel. There were four people on board the helicopter. The pilot plus one passenger drowned, while the mechanic and the country's secretary of state for police survived the crash. The latter was rescued after drifting in the sea throughout the night for some 12 hours, and was found and picked up by a small boat the next morning[91]
- 24 December
- An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison fighter jet crashes in a village in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Pilot Wing Commander Harshit Sinha was killed in the crash.[92]
2022
January
- 3 January
- An Agusta-Bell AB 205 helicopter of the Tunisian Air Force crashes in the Bizerte Governorate in the early afternoon. The co-pilot died on the spot, the pilot in the hospital
- An Israeli Air Force Eurocopter AS565 Panther used by the Israeli Navy crashes at sea near the beach of Haifa. Both air force pilots were killed and the third crewman, a navy liaison officer was injured.[93]
- 4 January
- An Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A jet fighter made an emergency "belly landing" at an air base after its landing gear malfunctioned due to electronic issues. Pilot didn't eject and walked away from the accident.[94]
- 11 January
- An F-16V fighter of the Taiwanese air force crashes at sea.
- A South Korean Air Force F-5E fighter crashed into a mountain in Hwaseong, some 40 kilometers south of Seoul. The pilot is dead.
- An Aerostar R40S Festival light sports trainer of the Mozambique Air Force crashes just after take off from Maputo International Airport into a dwelling killing its two pilots.
- 24 January
- A USN F-35C crashed in South China Sea after a hard landing on USS Carl Vinson. The pilot managed to eject but sustained injuries along with six other sailors and there was superficial damage to the runway.[95][96] On 2 March 2022, the aircraft was recovered from a depth of approximately 12,400 ft (3,780 m) with the aid of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV).[97] A video of the aircraft crash was leaked,[98] for which five sailors were charged accordingly.[99]
February
- 17 February
- A Syrian Air Force Mil Mi-14 crashed into a hillside in Al-Ruwaymiyah, Latakia Province after the tail roter failed, killing two of the four crew.
- 21 February
- An Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force F-5 jet crashes into a school in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, killing both pilots and a person on the ground.[100]
March
- 2 March
- A Romanian Air Force IAR 330 crashed near Gura Dobrogei while searching for a missing MiG-21 LanceR, killing seven.[101]
- 10 March
- An unidentified Soviet-made Tupolev Tu-141 reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.[102]
- 14 March
- A ROC Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed into the sea after a mechanical problem. The pilot survived after ejecting. This was the second crash of a fighter jet of the Taiwanese Air Force within three months after the crash of an F-16 on 11 January.[103]
- 18 March
- A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B participating in military exercise Cold Response in Norway crashed in the Gråtådalen valley in Beiarn municipality, Nordland county. The aircraft was carrying a crew of four at the time.[104][105] They were all killed.[106]
- 21 March
- Pakistan Air Force trainer aircraft crashed killing two pilots.[107]
- 23 March
- An F16 From the Oklahoma Air National Guard crashed in Central Louisiana after departing Houston.
- 29 March
- Eight UN peacekeepers, six Pakistanis, a Russian and a Serb, part of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were killed in a crash of a Puma helicopter operated by the Pakistan Army Aviation Corps while on a reconnaissance mission in the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained.[108][109][110][111]
June
- 8 June
- A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B, of Marine Aircraft Group 39 of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, crashes near Glamis, California, killing five.
- 9 June
- A PLAAF Chengdu J-7 crashed in a residential area in Hubei, China, destroying several houses and killing at least one person on the ground. The pilot ejected with minor injuries.[112]
- 24 June
- A Russian Air Force, Ilyushin Il-76 RF-78778 crashed after catching fire shorly after departing Dyagilevo (air base), killing five of the nine crew.[113]
July
- 17 July
- A Ukrainian-operated cargo plane flying from Serbia to Jordan carrying weapons crashed over Greece after catching fire while in flight. All eight crew members were killed.
28 July
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 jet crashed during a training sortie in Rajasthan's Barmer area. The two pilots – Wing Commander M. Rana and Flight Lieutenant Advitya Bal died in the incident.[114]
August
- 1 August
- A Pakistan Army Aviation helicopter, which was on flood relief operations in Lasbela area of Balochistan, lost contact with Air Traffic Control.[115][116][117][118]
- The six military personnel, including Commander XII Corps Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali died in the crash.[119]
- Reports from Pakistani authorities on their early investigations attributed the crash to poor weather conditions[119]
September
- 4 September
- A privately-owned Cessna 551 crashed in the Baltic Sea near the Latvian city of Ventspils for as-of-yet unknown reasons. Erratic flight behavior warranted NATO forces to deploy interceptors to assert the in-flight situation, during which there was no visual confirmation of the Cessna flight deck being occupied.[120]
October
- 5 October
At around 10am on the 5th October, a Cheetah helicopter crashed near the town of Tawang in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, near the Indian-Chinese border. Two pilots were aboard, one of them was killed while the other was injured and taken to the nearest Military Hospital. [121]
November
12 November
Two World War II-era aircraft, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Bell P-63 Kingcobra, collided mid-air and crashed during Wing Over Dallas airshow in Dallas, Texas. Six people died as a result of the crash. [122][123][124]
2023
January
- 30 January
- A Hellenic Air Force upgraded two-seated F-4E Phantom ΙΙ crashed in the Ionian sea at around 10:30 am, 25 nautical miles (46,3 Km) south of Andravida air base. The aircraft belonged to the 338th Fighter-Bomber Squadron of the 117th Combat Wing based in Andravida. The accident occurred during a training exercise with another F-4E that successfully returned to base, the aircraft that crashed was the No.2 of the flight formation. According to early sources, shortly before the crash the two pilots sent a distress signal that they would abandon the aircraft and use the ejection seats, later it was indicated that none of the pilots ejected from the aircraft. A large search and rescue operation involving helicopters and ships from the Hellenic Air Force, the Hellenic Navy and the Hellenic coast quard was set to find and rescue the pilots. Both the co-pilot Marios Michael Turoutsikas (29 years old) and the captain Efstathios Tsitlakidis (31 years old) have been killed. It is still unclear what caused the crash but some speculate that it is due to a technical fuilure.[125][126][127][128][129][130][131]
February
- 15 February
- A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the Tennessee Military Department crashed on Highway 53 near Harvest, Alabama, killing both crew members.[132]
- 25 February
- Belarusian anti-government groups use drones to blow up Russian planes parked at a Belarusian airport. [133]
March
- 29 March
- Two U.S. Army Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters collide during a training mission over Trigg County, Kentucky, killing all 9 people on board.[134]
April
A Turkish C130 Hercules plane was shot at as it was landing at Wadi Seidna airfield in Sudan. The plane was going to help with evacuation of Turkish citizens during the Sudan conflict. No one was hurt in the incident, the plane sustained some damage. [135][136]
- 20 April
A Russian Sukhoi plane accidentally blew up a building on Russian territory ( a city near the Russian Ukraine ). The plane was supposed to drop a bomb on Ukrainian territory. This came to be known as the 2023 Belgorod accidental bombing.[137] A few days earlier, a Russian Sukhoi jet fighter nearly collided with a US drone causing it to crash.
- 27 April
Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters collide in Alaska, killing 3 people und injuring one in returning to Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks. The incident involved training exercises.[138][139]
6 May
While participating in a routine training flight, a US F-16 fighter jet crashed near the Osan Air Base in South Korea. The pilot was able to safely eject from the aircraft before the crash.[140]
8 May
2023 Rajasthan MiG-21 crash, killing three people.
10 May
Russian drones blew up some industrial sites in Ukraine. These sites stored ammunition and bombs, some of which date back to the Soviet days. [141]
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